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Old 06-20-2006, 03:00 PM
blackthroatedwind blackthroatedwind is offline
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Originally Posted by Cajungator26
I guess the difference in the way I see it is that I don't look at odds in the same way. I look at the chart and sheets myself and pick who I think is the winner and not who the majority thinks... if he was 91-1 and I thought he would win, I would bet him and the same would go if he was 2-1. I think that if you like a horse to win, you should bet him to win no matter what his odds are. JMO.
This is simply a losing strategy.

First, and most simply, if you liked a 91-1 shot as much as a 2-1 shot you should bet a minimum of ten times as much on the 91-1 shot.

If you're rooting, and not betting, fine...odds are irrelevent. But, if you're betting, the odds are of paramount importance.
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